| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) PF - Robert Boyer (fresh) C - Delbert Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) SG - Horace Morse (fresh) SF - Antonio Cruz (fresh) PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) C - Barry Jacob (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson misses the shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Erik Hammonds and the foul's on Horace Morse - foul #1 on Horace Morse, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | Barry Jacob grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd is fouled on the floor by Robert Boyer - foul #1 on Robert Boyer, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd clanks a shot in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Delbert Wilson | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the floater from the left block | 4-0 |
| 18:19 | Pitt | Barry Jacob misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Barry Jacob tips it home | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Brand | 6-2 |
| 17:37 | Pitt | Jason Ferdinand steals it from Michael Alexander | 6-2 |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand's pass is intercepted by Antonio Cruz | 6-2 |
| 17:14 | Pitt | Michael Alexander knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| 17:09 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds blows the layup | 6-4 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer tips it in | 8-4 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | Michael Alexander clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 16:49 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:44 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd hits the finger roll | 8-6 |
| 16:28 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand tips it home | 10-6 |
| 16:06 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd travels with the ball | 10-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Joe Jacobs (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Anthony Lynch (C) Donald Brand, Jason Ferdinand, Erik Hammonds, Robert Boyer, Delbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), Terry O'Harra (SG), John Depriest (SF), Lee Walls (PF) Michael Alexander, Horace Morse, Antonio Cruz, Barry Jacob | |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 10-6 |
| 15:47 | Pitt | Lee Walls pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Doug Moore (fresh) SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) SF - Shane Callas (fresh) PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) C - Anthony Lynch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Miguel Ayala (fresh) SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) SF - John Depriest (fresh) PF - Lee Walls (fresh) C - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Lynch - foul #1 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG) Miguel Ayala | |
| 15:34 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:34 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 15:18 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:01 | Pitt | John Depriest blows the layup | 10-8 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore makes the 3 from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 14:36 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the lay-in | 13-8 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Doug Moore | 15-8 |
| 14:19 | Pitt | Shane Callas is called for the reach on John Depriest - foul #1 on Shane Callas, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Barry Jacob (C) John Depriest | |
| 14:02 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-8 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Freddie Robinson | 15-8 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Alexander - foul #1 on Michael Alexander, team foul #2 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (SG), Robert Boyer (PF), Delbert Wilson (C) Joe Jacobs, Freddie Robinson, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore makes the 3rd free throw | 17-8 |
| 13:42 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Boyer - foul #2 on Robert Boyer, team foul #4 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Freddie Robinson (PF) Doug Moore, Robert Boyer | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:42 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 13:42 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson hits a wide open jumper in the paint on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jason Ferdinand | 19-9 |
| 13:08 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Shane Callas - foul #2 on Shane Callas, team foul #5 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Anthony Lynch (C) Jason Ferdinand, Shane Callas, Delbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG) Michael Alexander | |
| 13:08 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 1st free throw | 19-10 |
| 13:08 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Freddie Robinson | 22-11 |
| 12:38 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd scores on a jump hook near the basket | 22-13 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Drozd - foul #1 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #3 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Jason Ferdinand (SG), Garland Hipps (PF), Delbert Wilson (C) Donald Brand, Erik Hammonds, Freddie Robinson, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG) Miguel Ayala | |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 22-13 |
| 12:02 | Pitt | Michael Alexander pulls down the rebound | 22-13 |
| 11:45 | Pitt | Lee Walls drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Alexander | 22-15 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Doug Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Garland Hipps (fresh) C - Delbert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fairly fresh) SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Jacob (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson travels with the ball | 22-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF) Doug Moore, Joe Jacobs, Garland Hipps | |
| Subs | Pitt | Antonio Cruz (SF) Barry Jacob | |
| 11:05 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-15 |
| 11:04 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the offensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 10:55 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra is hacked by Jason Ferdinand - foul #1 on Jason Ferdinand, team foul #6 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps (PF), Anthony Lynch (C) Freddie Robinson, Delbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), Barry Jacob (C) Antonio Cruz, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 10:39 | Pitt | Horace Morse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SF), Delbert Wilson (C) Erik Hammonds, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | Pitt | Antonio Cruz (SF), Kenneth Drozd (C) Terry O'Harra, Barry Jacob | |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson's pass is intercepted by Michael Alexander | 22-15 |
| 10:01 | Pitt | Lee Walls is hacked by Garland Hipps - foul #1 on Garland Hipps, team foul #7 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Anthony Lynch (C) Jason Ferdinand, Joe Jacobs, Garland Hipps, Delbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Barry Jacob (C) Horace Morse, Antonio Cruz | |
| 10:01 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 10:01 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Freddie Robinson | 22-16 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore clanks a 3 from straight away | 22-16 |
| 09:55 | Pitt | Lee Walls pulls down the rebound | 22-16 |
| 09:31 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Barry Jacob - foul #1 on Barry Jacob, team foul #4 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (SG), Joe Jacobs (SF), Delbert Wilson (C) Donald Brand, Erik Hammonds, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), John Depriest (SF) Terry O'Harra, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 09:12 | Pitt | Lee Walls grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 08:59 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Doug Moore - foul #1 on Doug Moore, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SF), Garland Hipps (PF) Joe Jacobs, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | Pitt | Antonio Cruz (SF), Kenneth Drozd (C) John Depriest, Barry Jacob | |
| 08:59 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the free throw | 23-22 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Erik Hammonds | 26-22 |
| 08:17 | Pitt | Delbert Wilson picks off the pass by Kenneth Drozd | 26-22 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps misses the lay-in | 26-22 |
| 07:50 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 07:38 | Pitt | The short jumper by Michael Alexander is denied by Delbert Wilson | 26-22 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Doug Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Ferdinand (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garland Hipps (fresh) C - Delbert Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horace Morse (fresh) SF - Antonio Cruz (fresh) PF - Lee Walls (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Drozd (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 07:26 | Pitt | Lee Walls grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 07:03 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz knocks in the jumper from close range and he's hacked by Delbert Wilson - foul #1 on Delbert Wilson, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Joe Jacobs (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Anthony Lynch (C) Doug Moore, Erik Hammonds, Garland Hipps, Delbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Barry Jacob (C) Horace Morse, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 07:03 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz misses the free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:03 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (PF) Antonio Cruz | |
| 06:42 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-24 |
| 06:41 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Drozd - foul #2 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #5 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson (C) Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Depriest (SF) Kenneth Drozd | |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson is denied on a layup by Lee Walls | 26-24 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Terry O'Harra is called for the reach on Joe Jacobs - foul #1 on Terry O'Harra, team foul #6 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SF), Garland Hipps (PF), Anthony Lynch (C) Jason Ferdinand, Freddie Robinson, Delbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Donald Brand | 28-24 |
| 05:40 | Pitt | Michael Alexander clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 28-24 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Erik Hammonds | 28-24 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 05:20 | Pitt | John Depriest pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 05:04 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra double dribbles | 28-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (SG), Freddie Robinson (PF), Delbert Wilson (C) Joe Jacobs, Garland Hipps, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG) John Depriest | |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Barry Jacob picks off the pass by Jason Ferdinand out of a doubleteam | 28-24 |
| 04:26 | Pitt | Lee Walls is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Lee Walls, team foul #7 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Joe Jacobs (SF), Garland Hipps (PF) Jason Ferdinand, Erik Hammonds, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Antonio Cruz (SF) Horace Morse | |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Doug Moore, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (SG), Freddie Robinson (PF) Doug Moore, Garland Hipps | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:50 | Pitt | Lee Walls clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Ferdinand | 31-24 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Ferdinand (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Delbert Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Antonio Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Walls (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Jacob (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Pitt | Lee Walls drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-27 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand makes the contested 3 from the right corner set up by Donald Brand | 34-27 |
| 02:41 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand is hacked by Barry Jacob - foul #2 on Barry Jacob, team foul #8 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Robert Boyer (PF), Anthony Lynch (C) Jason Ferdinand, Joe Jacobs, Freddie Robinson, Delbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), Horace Morse (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF) Michael Alexander, Terry O'Harra, Antonio Cruz | |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand misses the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 02:11 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 01:59 | Pitt | Lee Walls can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-27 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer misses the fadeaway in the paint | 34-27 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand gets the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 34-27 |
| 01:23 | Pitt | Lee Walls grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 01:01 | Pitt | Barry Jacob is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Barry Jacob, team foul #9 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Delbert Wilson (C) Donald Brand, Shane Callas, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), John Depriest (SF) Miguel Ayala, Barry Jacob | |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds can't connect on a floater from the right side | 34-27 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-27 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Horace Morse gets the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits a 3 from the right wing | 34-30 |